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    A mental health training program for community members following a natural disaster.

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    Wade, D; Varker, T; Coates, S; Fitzpatrick, T; Shann, C; Creamer, M
    Date
    2013-01
    Source Title
    Disaster Health
    Publisher
    Informa UK Limited
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Varker, Tracey
    Affiliation
    Psychiatry
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    Document Type
    Journal Article
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    Wade, D., Varker, T., Coates, S., Fitzpatrick, T., Shann, C. & Creamer, M. (2013). A mental health training program for community members following a natural disaster.. Disaster Health, 1 (1), pp.9-12. https://doi.org/10.4161/dish.22658.
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    Open Access
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/255533
    DOI
    10.4161/dish.22658
    Open Access at PMC
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5314877
    Abstract
    This study reports data on a disaster mental health training program to enhance the capacity of lay people from disaster-affected communities, to provide assistance to others following a bushfire disaster. Local facilitators conducted training sessions which were actively promoted within communities. Participants were asked to complete an anonymous pre- and post-training survey to obtain data on the impact and quality of the training program. Responses from 462 (80%) of 577 people who attended 39 sessions showed substantial and significant increases in key competencies including confidence in their abilities to detect difficulties coping in others and to provide assistance. The quality of the program and materials were rated highly. The findings of the evaluation provide support for the program as a beneficial, acceptable and feasible community-level intervention following disaster.

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